Canada

Creators urge Ottawa to force disclosure of ‘black box’ AI system training

OTTAWA - Canadian creators and publishers want the government to do something about the unauthorized and usually unreported use of their content to train generative artificial intelligence systems. Bu...

Jun 30, 2024

As police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for regulations

MONTREAL - Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from emplo...

Jun 30, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters block CN railroad south of Montreal, four arrested

MONTREAL - Police say about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a stretch of railroad tracks on Saturday for several hours just south of Montreal. The railway line owned by CN connects Montreal to H...

Jun 29, 2024

NDP's Ashton pays back some money from Christmas trip initially billed to taxpayers

OTTAWA - A New Democrat member of Parliament has paid back a portion of the thousands of dollars she spent on a Christmastime trip for herself and her family that was paid for with public money. The f...

Jun 29, 2024

As fall elections loom, are fears for the state of democracy in Canada justified?

At ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France a month ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a warning about the state of democracy. It was, he said on Juno Beach, "still under t...

Jun 29, 2024

French-Montrealers vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right

MONTREAL - Large numbers of French nationals in Montreal are expected to turn out on Saturday for the first round of France's parliamentary elections, spurred to the ballot box by the threat of a surg...

Jun 29, 2024

In email to caucus, Liberal MP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who is not seeking re-election has sent an email to fellow caucus members calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. Tension among some members of th...

Jun 28, 2024

Ore slide at Yukon's Victoria Gold mine not the first failure: government officials

WHITEHORSE - Yukon government mining officials say a recent slide of ore at a gold mine in the territory was the second such failure this year. Russell McDiarmid, the government's head of major mines,...

Jun 28, 2024

B.C. Review Board lets child killer Schoenborn keep eligibility for 28-day leave

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, will keep his eligibility for up to 28 days of unescorted leave from a Metro Vanco...

Jun 28, 2024

Ontario man charged with slaying B.C. woman Tori Dunn was already facing assault case

SURREY, B.C. - A 40-year-old Ontario man with a long criminal history has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Tori Dunn in Surrey, B.C., earlier this month. The In...

Jun 28, 2024